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In afternoon trading on Monday, Utilities stocks are the worst performing sector, higher by 0.3%. Within that group, Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) and Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) are two of the day's laggards, showing a loss of 3.6% and 3.2%, respectively. Among utilities ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLU), which is flat on the day on the day, and up 23.16% year-to-date. Constellation Energy Corp, meanwhile, is up 67.03% year-to-date, and Vistra Corp is up 41.89% year-to-date. Combined, CEG and VST make up approximately 13.3% of the underlying holdings of XLU.
The next worst performing sector is the Consumer Products sector, up 0.4%. Among large Consumer Products stocks, Church & Dwight Co Inc (NYSE:CHD) and Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) are the most notable, showing a loss of 1.1% and 1.0%, respectively. One ETF closely tracking Consumer Products stocks is the iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK), which is up 0.1% in midday trading, and up 7.58% on a year-to-date basis. Church & Dwight Co Inc, meanwhile, is down 15.59% year-to-date, and Altria Group Inc is up 29.06% year-to-date. Combined, CHD and MO make up approximately 5.4% of the underlying holdings of IYK.
Comparing these stocks and ETFs on a trailing twelve month basis, below is a relative stock price performance chart, with each of the symbols shown in a different color as labeled in the legend at the bottom:
Here's a snapshot of how the S&P 500 components within the various sectors are faring in afternoon trading on Monday. As you can see, nine sectors are up on the day, while none of the sectors are down.
Sector
% Change
Healthcare
+1.5%
Technology & Communications
+1.4%
Industrial
+1.4%
Energy
+1.3%
Materials
+1.0%
Services
+0.9%
Financial
+0.9%
Consumer Products
+0.4%
Utilities
+0.3%
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